William Mapother Quotes
I write, and when see a movie in which it's supernatural, some other worlds, or some other aspect to our world that we're not aware of, and [they] don't explain what the rules are, that kind of stuff drives me crazy.
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I've always liked street lights, and I've always photographed them. I probably have a collection of two to three thousand photographs of them, just around the city, mainly at night.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.
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Pity is the deadliest feeling that can be offered to a woman.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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I'm continuing to learn more about music - it's an ocean, and you can never really say that you know everything. I'm grateful that I'm still living and making music among the greats.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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All of my songs are autobiographical.
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It's absolutely critical that we not only provide support from cradle to career in the education system but also the wraparound services.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy.
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What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.
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I used to love to create outfits, and I still do - I just don't have the time. How can you wear one thing and never wear it again? Even my wedding dress - I had a dress made that I could wear again. I'm a child of the depression, so I'm very, very practical.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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My writing books with positive gay characters has come more out of anger than anything else: anger at not having been able to find honest, accurate books about people like myself as a teen, books that show we're as diverse as straight people and that we can lead happy, healthy, productive lives just as straight people can.
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I love it and really, really enjoy weight training. I love free weights. I find it really rewarding.
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My wife was pregnant, and I was doing the math, and I was realizing that I couldn't be living in a two-bedroom apartment in Hollywood for the rest of my days. I didn't want to raise my kid there.
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The act is in itself a lie. You're faking something. The girl is lying there, she's pretending that she doesn't know the camera's on, she's getting banged, and "accidentally" it leaks out? Everyone leaks their own sex tapes! That's a ploy to get famous - that's not about the sex. It's not like when Madonna did her Sex book, and it was an artistic endeavor where she acknowledged it and spoke about it and was so upfront about it. It's different. It's not upfront. It's not honest. It's a ploy to get famous.
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All across this world, especially within the African diaspora, we feel like there is a constant devaluing of our culture and our livelihood.
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Ignorance, hatred and greed are killing nature.
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I know one thing - if I didn't have TV and theatre and radio, the world would be a much more boring place.
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I write, and when see a movie in which it's supernatural, some other worlds, or some other aspect to our world that we're not aware of, and [they] don't explain what the rules are, that kind of stuff drives me crazy.
